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These are highly recommended movies in Nollywood that are a must watch! The greats that will make you smile for a long time afterwards and rejoice the progress of Nollywood. This category is for Nollywood African movies rated between 76-100%. These are the movies that you will keep on your shelf and recommend over and over again to friends and family. (obviously they will buy their own copies because you don't want your own to turn up missing.) Generally you will find people Nollywood practitioners like Vivian Ejike, Izu Ojukwu, Tchidi Chikere, Emem Isong and Shirley Frimpong Manso in this category. There will be some difference between a Nollywood movie rated 76 to one rated at 100, but one thing is for sure it is that it will be an enjoyable and meaningful watching experience.

Shakara Babe

March 2, 2012 2 Comments
Shakara Babe

Naive village girl Kate (Ebube Nwagbo) is perturbed by her husband David’s (Charles Awurum) lack of interest in her. He is dazzled by the city girls he sees and despite Kate doting on him and “making her head” he makes fun of her use of piegeon english and village dress sense. In a desperate bid to make her husband take notice of her she consults her auntie kiki who vows to turn her into a real city girl with the money she has been saving up since before she left the village. Kate is resistant to change but auntie Kiki conducts a full body makeover so that kate can seduce her husband. Will he. Come to his wife and stop chasing the city girls that so mesmerise him?

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Phone Swap

February 27, 2012 5 Comments
Phone Swap

Akin played by Wole Ojo is in a rush to make a company conference in Abuja after finding out about it at the last minute. Nse too is in a rush to visit her family in the village in Owerri. Her sister has been terrorising her husband and her father has called an urgent family meeting which she has been summoned to attend. Akin and Mary bump into each other in the airport and in the mêlée accidentally swap each others identical phones. This leads to a mix up with their destinations after they each receive text messages for the other with regards to where each is heading to. As a result of the swap, they agree to help carry out each other’s missions, armed with the information and data on each other’s phones. However this proves to be harder than imagined as new obstacles and complications rise at every turn as they both struggle in adapting to their new environments. Mary has to represent Akin in a company meeting while Akin has to represent Mary in her family meeting and so the adventure begins with hilarious results.

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Anchor Baby

September 13, 2011 8 Comments
Anchor Baby

Pregnant Joyce Unanga played by Omoni Oboli and her husband Paul Unaga played by Sam Sarpong are illegal immigrants in the United States. Their visas have expired and their time in the USA is up. They were offered voluntary deportation 3 months previously but refused to take it Joyce has 4 months until she gives birth and has agreed with her husband that they will lay under the radar hiding from immigration until the baby is born. This anchor baby will act as a device for the family to gain legal foothold into the United States;. Joyce isn’t so keen on the idea but her husband Paul is desperate for their child to be born in the United States and have an American passport so that he/she can be afforded the same opportunities as American born kids.

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Memories Of The Heart

September 6, 2011 6 Comments
Memories Of The Heart

Banky Da Silva played by Ramsey Noah is involved in a serious car accident and ends up in the hospital with amnesia where Dr Dammmy played by Nse Ikpe Etim is his doctor. Doctor and patient grow very close to the point where they are soon involved in a torrid love affair. It is to the extent that when he is released from the hospital the doctor becomes a regular visitor at his home, cooking his meals and keeping him company. Halle Davis played by Ini Edo is an out of work desperate for work actress who goes on audition after audition and ends up landing a lead role after claiming her fiancé is Banky and with the promise that the will bankroll the whole movie. How will she get herself out of the big mess and web of lies she has entangled herself in?

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He Lives In Me

September 6, 2011 8 Comments
He Lives In Me

Sheila played by Genevieve Nnaji is with her family during a break from school. On her return things are different at home. She constantly feels the presence of someone else around despite not being able to see anyone. It is when she begins to notice that her things are being moved around that she becomes really concerned. David Martins played by Emeka Enyiocha becomes friendly with the family and begins dating Sheila. He turns out to be the person that they bought their dream house from. Through him they learn about how both his parents were murdered in the house. A ghost Greg played by Muna Obiekwe finally reveals himself to Sheila. What could it be that he wants? It seems that he is trying to keep David from getting close to Sheila but the question is why? Is he trying to protect her from something?

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The Revelation

July 8, 2011 5 Comments
The Revelation

After losing his job George played by Kenneth Okonkwo is heavily in debt. It is 3 years that he has been unemployed and there seems to be no way out. One day one of his debtors turns up at his work and strip him naked, giving him just one week to repay the debt. That same day other debtors turn up at his house and remove his TV and radio as he doesn’t have their money to repay. After a long spell of poverty George wins a contract worth millions of naira. He and his wife Ebiere played by Omotola Jalade Ekeinde are overjoyed and in the midst of celebration he engages in a one night stand which is the beginning of a tornado of disaster.

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Ekaete

April 22, 2011 15 Comments
Ekaete

Ekaete is 18 and has not been to secondary school in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state because her family is poor. She dreams of going to Lagos to become a housegirl. Her dreams come true when Mrs Uzomma comes to the village with promises of setting her up in the fashion business after she works for her as a housegirl for a year. Ekaete is full of hopes and dreams and does not expect what meets her in Lagos.

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Open and Close

April 12, 2011 6 Comments
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Deaconess Charity played by Patience Ozokwor is a devout Christian who is bringing up her daughter Sandra played by Nuella Njubigo and niece Anukika played by Rachel Okonkwo in the same vein. She is very strict to the point of being overbearing and stifling, allowing the girls no freedom. After a fellow deaconess’s daughter dies after having an abortion she becomes obsessed in making sure that her daughters do not fall prey to any temptations. This means quoting bible verses at them constantly and accusing them of falling into sin without cause. Will she drive the girls away from her with her overbearing attitude?

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Church Business

March 11, 2011 2 Comments
Church Business

Nollywood Movies Review: When Jimmy played by Ramsey Noah loses his job through no fault of his own his family is plunged into poverty not even sure if they can any longer keep a roof over their heads. After endless job searching he becomes desperate. Seeing that his friend Mike is doing well as a Pastor he asks him if he can join his ministry. His wife Chioma played by Genevieve Nnaji is not happy about this telling him that is is not right for him to join the ministry considering the fact that he does not have the calling. Despite her worries he joins his friend Mike in the church business and then with the help of an old friend branches out and works towards the growth of his own ministry.

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Gamblers

February 24, 2011 6 Comments
Gamblers

Nollywood Movies Review: Nkem Owoh plays Odinaka a returnee who has recently come to Nigeria from Contonou. Charles Inojie plays Emeka a returnee who has just returned to his village from Costa Rica, and toppling Odinaka in terms of coming from further abroad. They are back in the village using their tall tales of living abroad and riches to woo girls and even to manipulate their families and friends.

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